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Juana Briones property up for sale
The embattled property where Palo Alto pioneer rancher Juana Briones once built her home is up for sale for $5.3 million, following 13 years of lawsuits that ended in the home... |
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on Jun 5, 2012 at 8:34 am by Alphonso, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
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Palo Alto Bowl, the Midpeninsula's last alley, to close Sept. 16
Palo Alto Bowl owner Rhythm Smith sat Monday facing a sea of empty lanes, wringing her hands -- her left, with its long, milk-white nails, and her right, the bowling hand. She... |
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on Sep 16, 2011 at 7:11 pm by So sad., a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Ban on car dwelling heads to City Council
Palo Alto's status as the only city in the area to allow living in vehicles could end on July 25, when the City Council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance to make vehicle dw... |
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on Aug 29, 2011 at 1:57 pm by Edgarpoet, a resident of Mountain View |
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Palo Alto votes to fight PG&E 'power grab'
Palo Alto will battle a PG&E-backed statewide ballot initiative that would make it more difficult for public electricity providers to expand service areas and buy new infrastr... |
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on Feb 8, 2010 at 3:05 pm by Fireman, a resident of another community |
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Grand plans for San Antonio shopping center
The developer in contract to buy 16 acres of the San Antonio shopping center released conceptual plans on Tuesday that promise a major urban redevelopment.
Read the full stor... |
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on Nov 4, 2009 at 8:40 pm by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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'Exploding toilets' surprise residents
Palo Alto officials are taking a new look at procedures that have produced erupting toilets, after recent incidents around town created both a messy bathroom and a messy polit... |
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on Sep 12, 2007 at 6:21 pm by Tom, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Edgewood Plaza rebirth could be delayed
It took years of neighborhood meetings, litigation, zoning hearings and squabbles over the meaning of "historical" before the developer Sand Hill Property Company finally rece... |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 8:54 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Grade separations at Churchill, Meadow, Charleston?
The "very contentious issue" of grade separations at Alma, Churchill, East Meadow and Charleston is something Palo Alto is going to have to confront in the coming years, City ... |
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on Jan 26, 2013 at 2:54 pm by Clem, a resident of another community |
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Offices planned for Borders building
When Borders Books leaves Palo Alto later this month, its prominent University Avenue building will likely be converted to office spaces, with some retail on the ground floor,... |
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on Sep 18, 2011 at 9:52 am by Mark Weiss, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Huge rodent at 10.30 a.m. walked up my garden
What I thought was an opossum could not be, it had no hair bristles, pinkish gray skin. It was about 16 inches long with a long tail and a face which was somewhat opossum / gu... |
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on Apr 1, 2011 at 10:49 am by Charles, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Gov. Sarah Palin is coming to Woodside
Republican vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska is scheduled to visit the Portola Road estate of Woodside residents Tom and Stacey Siebel for a fundraising r... |
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on Sep 18, 2008 at 12:21 am by toadstool, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
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What is THAT being built at the corner of Seale and Cowper?
What is being built at that corner? We thought that the city had some sort of rules that
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on Apr 29, 2008 at 12:29 am by Resident, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Road 'trial' to remain permanent on Arastradero
Palo Alto's two-year experiment with lane reductions, traffic-signal modifications and median islands on a busy stretch of Arastradero Road was officially deemed a success Mon... |
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 2:52 pm by Henry Su, a resident of Mountain View |
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Palo Alto streetlights changing to LEDs
Palo Alto streets will be getting brighter in the next months as the city Utilities Department embarks on the latest phase of a multi-year project to replace all the city's st... |
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on Oct 14, 2012 at 12:09 am by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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New budget spells cuts for Palo Alto animal services
Higher water rates, a Fire Department with fewer firefighters, a host of fee increases and an animal-services operation trembling under the budget ax are some of the most prom... |
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on Jun 26, 2012 at 7:22 pm by Denise, a resident of Mountain View |
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AT&T's antenna plan moves forward in Palo Alto
AT&T's ambitious plan to install 80 antennas on existing utility poles throughout Palo Alto continues to polarize the community, with some calling the proposal a necessary ste... |
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on Jan 21, 2012 at 7:59 pm by Randy Smith, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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City pushes ahead with lane reduction on Cal Ave
Seeking to make California Avenue safer for pedestrians and more attractive to shoppers, Palo Alto officials on Monday renewed their commitment to reducing lanes on the commer... |
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on Dec 3, 2011 at 2:51 pm by Observer, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Old-fashioned parade set for Paly state champs
A parade honoring Palo Alto High School's two state championship teams is set for 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8. Players on Paly's girls' volleyball team and boys' football team ... |
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on Jan 5, 2011 at 10:13 pm by resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Residents worry Palo Alto is 'celling out'
Channing Avenue resident Tru Love and her neighbors are waging a battle against the Catholic Church. It's not over same-sex marriage, abortion or any other obvious hot-button ... |
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on Jan 4, 2011 at 6:56 pm by Citizen, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Second-hand smoke ignites debates over proposed bans
Secondhand smoke in apartments, townhouses and condominiums is the No. 1 complaint received by the Breathe California of the Bay Area's secondhand-smoke helpline, according to... |
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on Nov 12, 2010 at 12:52 pm by Residents for Smoke-Free Living, a resident of another community |
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Local teens describe their stresses on 'Dr. Phil'
Nearly a dozen local teens told a national audience Friday night that stress in their lives comes from trying to meet the expectations of peers, family, school and getting int... |
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on Mar 16, 2010 at 3:18 pm by Mama, a member of the Duveneck School community |
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Gunn community gathers to honor classmate
Chairs had to be stacked against the walls to make room for a tight, standing-room-only crowd at a celebration of the life of 17-year-old Jean-Paul "JP" Blanchard, who died Tu... |
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on Jul 26, 2009 at 5:58 am by get help, you aren\'t alone., a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Caswell, Townsend, Emberling win in school race
Incumbents Melissa Baten Caswell and Camille Townsend won re-election in the race for Palo Alto Board of Education, with challenger Heidi Emberling, a parent educator, grabbin... |
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on Nov 10, 2012 at 2:46 pm by Spectator at Large, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Tiffany necklace, iPads reported stolen from Jobs' home
The home of the late Steve Jobs, Apple's iconic co-founder, became one of Palo Alto's latest burglary targets last month when a man allegedly made off with at least two Apple ... |
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on Aug 18, 2012 at 3:37 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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City mulls options for limiting vehicle dwellers
Palo Alto's controversial proposal to ban vehicle dwellers continues to evolve and may ultimately include designated lots at which people can legally sleep in their cars, acco... |
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on Nov 16, 2011 at 2:30 pm by Anne, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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